{"id":25174,"date":"2026-09-29T10:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/trial-of-live-facial-recognition-in-london-stations-ends-with-a-false-positive-and-no-arrests\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T10:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:37:25","slug":"trial-of-live-facial-recognition-in-london-stations-ends-with-a-false-positive-and-no-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/trial-of-live-facial-recognition-in-london-stations-ends-with-a-false-positive-and-no-arrests\/","title":{"rendered":"Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost \u00a3320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one \u2013 incorrect \u2013 alert<\/p>\n

A six-month trial of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in London\u2019s railway stations that cost more than \u00a3320,000 and almost 100 hours of police officers\u2019 time ended in one false match against a watchlist of suspects and no arrests.<\/p>\n

More than half a million faces were scanned between February and July this year in some of the capital\u2019s busiest transport hubs during the British Transport Police (BTP) trial of the surveillance technology, which aimed to help catch offenders and people breaching court orders.<\/p>\n

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\nFreedom of information request finds six-month trial cost \u00a3320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one \u2013 incorrect \u2013 alert
\nA six-month trial of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in London\u2019s railway stations that cost more than \u00a3320,000 and almost 100 hours of police officers\u2019 time ended in one false match against a watchlist of suspects and no arrests.
\nMore than half a million faces were scanned between February and July this year in some of the capital\u2019s busiest transport hubs during the British Transport Police (BTP) trial of the surveillance technology, which aimed to help catch offenders and people breaching court orders. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost \u00a3320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one \u2013 incorrect \u2013 alert A six-month trial of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in London\u2019s railway stations that cost more than \u00a3320,000 and almost 100 hours of police officers\u2019 time ended in one false match against …<\/p>\n

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